2006 NHL Draft
Leland Irving in the 2006 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Leland Irving 26th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 13 games put him 72nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 26
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 26
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 23–29 in the 2006 draft
- 23Semyon VarlamovG626 GP · 290 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 24Dennis PerssonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 25Patrik BerglundC717 GP · 326 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 26Leland IrvingG13 GP · 3 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 27Ivan VishnevskiyD5 GP · 2 PDALDallas Stars
- 28Nick FolignoL1292 GP · 613 POTTOttawa Senators
- 29Chris SummersD70 GP · 9 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
26th
of 213 players selected
4th
of 26 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYINew York Islanders
- 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 203 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Leland Irving made his NHL debut on December 16, 2011, 5 years and 175 days after the draft.
13
Games
3
Wins
0
Shutouts
.902
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 2006 draft
- 26Leland IrvingG13 GP · 3 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 87John ArmstrongFCGYCalgary Flames
- 89Aaron MarvinFCGYCalgary Flames
- 118Hugo CarpentierCCGYCalgary Flames
- 149Juuso PuustinenRCGYCalgary Flames
- 179Jordan FultonCCGYCalgary Flames
- 187Devin DidiometeLCGYCalgary Flames
- 209Per JonssonFCGYCalgary Flames